An Elephant Ride. Poem by Gangadharan nair Pulingat..

There he enjoyed an elephant ride
The elephant the giant one
The mighty one, tamed one
But needs a mahout to lead
To control, to command
To upkeep, to feed everywhere
Elephants, tamed ones
But becomes sometimes crazy
But belief elephant tamed one nice
But the mahout's command vital
Not mahout is powerful
There in his hand the great stick
And chains to tame the giant one
The tools and weapons vital for peace
Where peace is felt, when order is maintained.